Human-driven and human-centred cybersecurity: policy-making implications
Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy
ISSN: 1750-6166
Article publication date: 5 August 2022
Issue publication date: 18 October 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to challenge the prevailing, stereotypical approach of the human aspect of cybersecurity, i.e. treating people as weakness or threat. Instead, several reflections are presented, pertaining to the ways of making cybersecurity human-centred.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper bases on the authors’ own experiences, gathered whilst working in cybersecurity projects; the resulting comments and reflections have been enriched and backed up by the results of a targeted literature study.
Findings
The findings show that the way the human aspects of cybersecurity are understood is changing, and deviates from the stereotypical approach.
Practical implications
This paper provides a number of practical recommendations for policymakers, as well as cybersecurity managers on how to make the cybersecurity more human-centred; it also inspires further research directions.
Originality/value
This paper presents a fresh, positive approach to humans in cybersecurity and opens the doors to further discourse about new paradigms in the field.
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Acknowledgements
This work was funded under the SIMARGL Project – Secure Intelligent Methods for Advanced RecoGnition of malware and stegomalware, with the support of the European Commission and the Horizon 2020 Program, under Grant Agreement No. 833042.
Citation
Pawlicka, A., Pawlicki, M., Kozik, R. and Choraś, M. (2022), "Human-driven and human-centred cybersecurity: policy-making implications", Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 478-487. https://doi.org/10.1108/TG-05-2022-0073
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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